"The emotional parents of a Queens man who was shot and killed in front of them by police officers early on Sunday morning challenged the NYPD's narrative of the deadly encounter on Monday. Kevin Fray and Sheanette Dunbar, the parents of Chez Fray, joined civil rights leader Rev. Kevin McCall outside of the 101st Precinct stationhouse in Far Rockaway on the afternoon of Dec. 22. Dunbar clung to McCall and howled in pain, Fray gritted his teeth and sobbed uncontrollably."
"The officers gave multiple verbal commands to the male to drop the weapon as they attempted to deescalate the situation, the male did not comply with the demands to drop the weapon. Rivera added that the father retreated behind the cops as the son charged at them with the weapon. While one cop discharged their taser, the second immediately opened fire, killing him."
Chez Fray, 29, was shot and killed around 12:25 a.m. inside 1170 Nameoke St. by two female NYPD officers after his parents called police for help when he had smoked weed and acted erratically. Kevin Fray and Sheanette Dunbar met officers outside and entered the apartment with them; their son was not initially inside. As the group exited, officers observed a male in the hallway holding a boxcutter. Officers gave multiple verbal commands to drop the weapon; the male did not comply and charged at officers. One officer deployed a taser and the other immediately opened fire, killing him. The parents, distraught, joined Rev. Kevin McCall outside the 101st Precinct and contested the NYPD's account.
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